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Gray Wolf Depredation Alert Update 2010
mudbrook:
Gray Wolf Depredation Alert Update
8/7/10 Oconto Peshtigo Brook 1 dog killed (Plott, female, 4.5 yrs)
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/mammals/wolf/dogdepred.htm#peshtigo3
8/7/10 Forest Giant Pine 1 dog killed (Plott, male, 3 yrs)
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/mammals/wolf/dogdepred.htm#giantpine2
8/8/10 Douglas Lake Nebagamon 1 dog killed (Plott, male, 8 yrs)
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/mammals/wolf/dogdepred.htm#nebagamon
mudbrook:
Gray Wolf Depredation Alert Update
Ranger Island Pack, Lincoln County Wisconsin
Wildlife Services confirmed that wolves killed a 6 year old male Plott hound training on bears in the Town of Tomahawk southwest of Tomahawk in Lincoln County on August 21. The Ranger Island Pack was responsible for the attack. Five wolves were counted in the pack last winter and pups were likely produced this spring. All hunters and dog owners are urged to be aware of the caution area shown on the map below and to minimize conflicts with wolves and their dogs within this site. The caution area follows State Highway 86 on the north, County Highway E on the east and south, and New Wood Rd. and County Highway O on the west.
8/21/10 Lincoln Ranger Island 1 dog killed (Plott, male, 6 yrs)
Map/Info
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/mammals/wolf/dogdepred.htm#ranger
mudbrook:
Gray Wolf Depredation Alert Update
8/29/10 Oconto Peshtigo Brook 1 dog killed (Plott, female, 3 yrs)
Peshtigo Brook Pack, Oconto County
On August 29th, Wildlife Services confirmed that the Peshtigo Brook Pack was responsible for killing a bear hound while training on Oconto County lands. Killed was a 3 year old female Plott. This pack also injured a hound in February and has killed two other hounds while training. All attacks have occurred within 1/2 a mile of each other. This pack established in the winter of 2008, and contained 4 wolves in the winter of 2009. They likely produced pups this spring. The caution area includes Parkway Road on the east, County Highway W along the north, Riverside, Bachman, Old 64, & Twin Pines Roads on the west, and Highway 64 along the south side. Hunters are urged to exercise great caution if they intend to use this area and should use the caution area map below to help reduce conflicts during this year's training and hunting seasons.
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/mammals/wolf/dogdepred.htm#peshtigo4
mudbrook:
Gray Wolf Depredation Alert Update
9/18/10 Jackson Bear Bluff 1 dog injured (German shorthair pointer, female, 3 yrs)
Bear Bluff Pack, Jackson County
Wildlife Services has confirmed that a wolf injured a German shorthair pointer on September 18th. The report indicates that the wolf approached a hunter within 50 feet, and when he got in his vehicle, was right in front of the vehicle. This is believed to be the first verified attack by wolves on a bird-hunting dog in a bird hunting situation in Wisconsin. The Bear Bluff pack responsible for the attacks, included 5 wolves last winter, and a yearling female (778F) and adult female (790F) were captured & collared in this pack this summer. Pups were produced in the spring as well. The recent attack was the first attack in a hunting/training situation for this pack in 2010.
**Caution: Traps to be set
There have been numerous incidents of close approaches by wolves to people by this pack, and there has been extensive work done by WDNR and USDA-Wildlife Services to create aversive conditioning and attempt to haze the wolves away from cranberry beds and areas of human activity, but the pack has become overly habituated to people. As a result, lethal control actions for this pack are beginning to used to address human safety concerns. Trapping of wolves will begin, and hunters with dogs using the area will need to be cautious of both wolves, and avoid areas with traps. General areas with traps will be posted along forest roads ahead of locations where traps will be set.
The caution area includes Cranberry Road on the east, State Highway 54 along the north, Lone Pine Lane and Goodyear Road on the west, and the Jackson/Monroe County line and County HH on the south. Hunters are urged to exercise great caution if they intend to use this area.
9/19/10 Oneida Pelican Lake 1 dog killed (Redbone, male, 4 yrs)
Pelican Lake Pack, Oneida County
On September 19th, Wildlife Services confirmed that wolves killed a bear hound while hunting on county lands in the Town of Enterprise northwest of Pelican Lake. Killed was a 4 year old male Redbone. The Pelican Lake Pack was responsible for the attack, which consisted of 3 wolves last winter. Pups were likely produced this spring. In separate incidents (July 25 and August 14), two other hounds were killed by the same pack. All hunters and dog owners are urged to be aware of the caution area shown on the map below and to minimize conflicts with wolves and their dogs within this site. The caution area follows U.S. Highway 8 and 45 to the north and east, County Highways G and Q to the south, and State Highway 17 on the west.
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/mammals/wolf/dogdepred.htm
mudbrook:
Gray Wolf Depredation Alert Update 9.27.10
So far in 2010, 20 dogs killed and 9 injured by Wolves in Wisconsin.
9/26/10 Bayfield Flag River 1 dog killed (Bluetick, male)
Flag River Pack, Bayfield County
Wildlife Services has confirmed that the Flag River Pack was responsible for killing a bear hound while hunting on Bayfield County lands. The attack occurred on September 27th and represents the fourth hound killed by this pack this year. All the 2010 depredations have occurred within approximately 0.5 miles of each other and this pack was also responsible for a hound depredation in 2009 (see map). There were 4-6 wolves in this pack last winter, and they likely had pups in the spring. All hunters and dog owners are urged to be aware of the caution area shown on the map below in order to minimize conflicts with this wolf pack and their dogs. The caution area follows State Highway 13 on the north, Forest Road 262 on the east, FR 248 and McClean Road on the south, and County A to the west.
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/mammals/wolf/dogdepred.htm#flag3
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